Dr. Oswald in Drake’s Magazine.
Metempsychosis the wide-spread doctrine of soul migration from animal to human bodies, maybe founded on a veiled paraphrase of the Darwinian hypothrsis; but how are we to account for the most equally international prevalence of the were-wolf superstition? The belief in the wolfish metamorphosis of human beings has been found among tribes of North America aborigines who could not possibly have introduced their folklore from the country of Jacob Grimm, or from the Carpathian high lands, where lycanthropy still furnishes the staple of fireside sagas. Continue reading “International Superstitions, 1888”
Go-Cart Race, 1930s
“B” movie Hollywood starlet Lona Andre is on the far right, as the trio vie for 1st place. Burbank, CA, 1930s.
Spicy Adventure Stories, Nov, 1936
The Yawning Hole, 1896
Article from the St. Paul Daily Globe., March 08, 1896, strangly linking the absurdity of Symmes’ theory about a hollow earth with a new theory that the American nostril was becoming smaller with each generation, and that certain doctors feared Americans were becoming a nation of “Mouth Breathers.” Their theory to correct the problem was “to have various parts of the nasal partition cut, sawed or chiseled out… as to make larger apertures for breathing.”
RIP Richard Williams 3/19/33 – 8/16/19
Animator of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” passed away at the age of 86. He was He was director of animation for the film and designer of Roger & Jessica Rabbit, Baby Herman and all the new characters found in the film. More of his work can be found in “The Return of the Pink Panther,” “The Pink Panther Strikes Again,” and 1967’s “Casino Royale,”
Williams won Oscars for Best Visual Effects and Special Achievement for his work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Leap-frog & Gas Masks, 1934
Able seamen at the Royal Navy Anti-Gas School at Tipnor, Portsmouth play leapfrog wearing gas masks, to accustom them to carrying out strenuous tasks in respirators. January 22, 1934.
Photo by William Vanderson
The Finalists… 1932
Finalists for the Island of Lost Souls (1932) ‘Panther Woman’ competition
Kathleen Burke (the winner), Gail Patrick, Verna Hillie and Lona Andre.
Smith & Wesson, 1892
Five Came Back, 1939
In what would be Lucille Balls first major role (thanks to a last minute replacement), Five Came Back is an excellent adventure and is considered to be a precursor to disaster movies.
12 people (9 passengers and 3 crew-members) are en-route to Panama, when a violent storm throws the aircraft off course and forces them to crash land in an area know for its cannibalistic tribes.
The aircraft is eventually repaired, but some are not able to make the journey home… and as you can guess by the title, only five came back.
Archery Practice, 1935
The University of Chicago Archery Team 1935